Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn outlines plan for Anthony Joshua following successful surgery

[BoxingUpdates]

Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Anthony Joshua has undergone successful elbow surgery and is already plotting a return for the heavyweight
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[VislorTurlough]

In other news, Bruce Seldon and John Ruiz are also plotting comebacks. If Joshua has any close friends who care for his well being and not just grifting, they need to step in now. Imagine what Kabayel would do to him.

[Left Hook Louie]

Joshua should get Itauma next. Even a shot Joshua is a step up from the tomato cans, and it would cement Joshua as a gatekeeper. It can even be a one-and-done deal for Joshua to then retire after he gets KTFO

[Corelone]

Eddy will fight AJ into old age. That has always been his plan. Get AJ KOd 12 times and turn him into a sympathetic crowd favorite.

[landotter]

Joshua, who can still sell tickets and move the needle in ratings, will take an easy fight against a nobody in November. Then, we will see one of three plans:

1) If Wilder wins his comeback fight and maybe another one in the same time frame as Joshua's comeback from surgery fight, they will fight each other in Spring of 2026. 5 years too late, but still a fight that will sell in the same morbid way Khan-Brook did.

2) If Wilder is not an option, and Fury stays retired, he will fight a "name" that is shot early next year and use a 2 fight win streak to push for a bigger fight. In a best case scenario, Usyk retires, Joshua has an outside shot for another worthless title off that worthless 2 fight win streak.

3) Joshua loses his get well fight, everyone realizes it is actually over, and he mercifully calls it a career.

Color me crazy but I think option 1 is most likely. Call me mean, but I am cheering for option 3.

[Smash]

fury just wants AJ to beg for a fight with him

[Bennyleonard99]

Fury is totally shot and has been since the first Wilder fight. He abused his body. If Fury had the dedication and discipline of Hopkins, Holyfield and Beterbiev, he could have been the goat. Biggest waste of talent in heavyweight history.

[NihonJim]

Why does the Usyk vs Dubois fight have anything to do with AJ? Don't tell me Hearn is going to try to get AJ a fight with the winner? Both have whooped him, AJ is so far away from that level it's not funny.

No more easy roads to the top for AJ, he needs to fight Hrgovic, Kabayel, guys like that, show me something impressive before going anywhere near a title fight.

[RingoKid]

Joshua Shmoshua...dude needs to head to the back of the line!

[Toffee]

Why does the Usyk vs Dubois fight have anything to do with AJ? Don't tell me Hearn is going to try to get AJ a fight with the winner? Both have whooped him, AJ is so far away from that level it's not funny.

No more easy roads to the top for AJ, he needs to fight Hrgovic, Kabayel, guys like that, show me something impressive before going anywhere near a title fight.

You might think he needs to do that, but the interest in him will dictate that he doesn't. It's prizefighting and he still brings great prizes to the table.

Personally I think it will be irrelevant. He'll fight Fury or Wilder.